It’s APE-solutely gorgeous! Kimya the gorilla gives her new arrival a cuddle after giving birth at Melbourne Zoo… but the keepers don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet because their not game to get too close

A baby gorilla was born at Melbourne Zoo on Saturday night

The Western Lowland Gorilla's birth is the first in Australia since 2000

The birth is a result of efforts put in by an international breeding program

The baby's mother is from Taronga Zoo and the father from Kent, England

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The sex of the baby is yet to be determined however mother and baby reportedly are doing well.

Zoo keepers have been unable to identify the sex of the baby at this early stage

The new bundle of joy is only the seventh gorilla to be born at Melbourne Zoo.

Kimya and Otana met in October 2013 as a part of an international breeding program for endangered species. Kimya was born in Australia’s Taronga Zoo with Otana making a much longer trip from Howlett’s Wild Animal Park in Kent, England.

Kimya and the baby's father Otana met through an international breeding program

The baby is not yet on display and the Gorilla Rainforest area will remain closed today to give both mother and baby the chance to rest and get to know each other.

The baby's birth marks the first gorilla birth in Australia since 2000 and only the seventh at Melbourne Zoo

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It's APE-solutely gorgeous! Kimya the gorilla gives her new arrival a cuddle after giving birth at Melbourne Zoo... but the keepers don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet because their not game to get too close